λαβύρινθος

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Uncertain[1] - likely Pre-Greek. Possibly from Lydian𐤩𐤠𐤡𐤭𐤧𐤳 ‎(labrys, “double-edged axe”), a royal symbol, as λαβύρινθος supposedly originally referred to a Minoan palace on Crete.[2] See also λάβρυς ‎(lábrus, “axe”) and λαύρα ‎(laúra, “lane, passage”).